Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Which infants with invasive bacterial infections are at risk for adverse outcomes?
TORONTO - Adverse outcomes are associated with prematurity, ill appearance, and bacterial meningitis.
Latest News
Phase 2 ‘universal flu vaccine’ trial announced
NIAID announced that is sponsoring a phase 2 trial of a universal flu vaccine, M-001, which could protect against many current and emerging...
Conference Coverage
Prehospital antibiotics improved some aspects of sepsis care
SAN ANTONIO – EMS personnel in the Netherlands received training that resulted in them being able to recognize sepsis more quickly.
Conference Coverage
Increasing sepsis survivorship creates new challenges
SAN ANTONIO– A new study calls for examination of the consequences of long-term sepsis survivorship.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu season shows signs of slowing
Flu outpatient activity down for second consecutive week, but hospitalizations continue to rise.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu increase may be slowing
Flu outpatient activity held steady, but hospitalizations continued to rise at a record rate.
News from the FDA/CDC
This is what a flu pandemic looks like
At first glance, activity level appears to equal the pandemic of 2009-2010.
News from the FDA/CDC
Hospitals filling as flu season worsens
CDC director: “Hospitalization rate is the highest we’ve seen” through the end of January.
News from the FDA/CDC
U.S. influenza activity widespread to start 2018
In one way at least, this flu season is already worse than 2016-2017.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves angiotensin II for shock patients
Treatment option for critically ill hypotensive patients who do not adequately respond to available therapies.
Case Reports
A Case of Streptococcus pyogenes Sepsis of Possible Oral Origin
Sepsis can be the result of single or multiple factors and sources of infection. Oral sources of sepsis and systemic infection are not commonly...